Swing



(No Model.) 2 sheetssheen 2. J. S. LEAH.

SWING- No. 544,734. Patented Aug. 20, 1895. l

@Ninna raras JOHN S. LEACH, OF HARTFORD CITY, INDIANA.'

SWING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of 4Letters Patent No. 544,734, dated August20, 1895,

Application filedNovember 30, 1894. Serial No. 530,371. (No model.)

.To @ZZ wiz/om t may concern.-

Beit known that I, JOHH S. LEACH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hartford City, in the county of Blackford and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swings;and l do hereby declare that the followingr is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specilication, and to 'the letters of referencemarked thereon.

The present invention has for its Vobject to provide a swing that willpossess strength and lightness and have increased durability, and onethat may be conveniently and readily taken apart for the purpose ofpacking and transporting or for the economy of space when not requiredfor use.

The invention consists in a swing constructed substantially as shown inthe drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view of the complete swingwhen set up for use; Fig. 2, a detail view in perspective of one of theseat-frames and a portion of the canopy-frame, the couplings, and theslats to which the canopy is attached. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionthrough the canopy and its frame.

In'the accompanying drawings, A represents the standards,'which havetheir upper ends screw-threaded to engage with interior screw-threadednipples ct upon acoupling B. These couplings have screw-threaded nipplesb to receive the screw-threaded ends of supports O, and the couplingsare connected to each other by a transverse brace D, which brace has itsends screw-threaded to engage with interior screw-threaded nipples c ofthe coupling B.

The several parts above described constitute the stationary part of theframe that supports the swing proper, the standards A extending outat anangle.

The couplings B, with their several nipples, form a very simple anddurable means of connecting the standards, the transverse supports, andthe brace hereinbefore described, and the several parts may bedisconnected from the couplings with comparatively little .means foundmost desirable.

`trouble when it is desired to take down the swing, and may be set up inplace with equal facility.

The pendulum-frames E are of U shape and have their ends pivotallyconnected with the ends of the supports or byany other preferredcoupling provides means for connecting the canopy-frames F andtheseat-frames G to the pendulum-frames E, which coupling consists oft-wodetachable sections H I, connected together by the tubular socket e,slipping over the stud fon the respective sections, thereby enabling thesections to be readily separated. The pendulum-framesE are made insections and have their inner ends screw-threaded to engage with thecoupling-sections H, as shown in Fig. l of the drawings. Thecanopy-frame F has its lower portion F made separatefrom the upperportion, and these are connected to gether by the coupling-section I,which also 'connects the sections of the seat-frame G, as shown moreclearlyin Fig.2of the drawings. The lower portions of thependulum-frames E form supports for the foot-rest L, which may be ofany, desirable construction. Upon the under side of the foot-rest arecleats g h, extending transversely thereof and at its ends, to receivebetween them the horizontal portion of the pendulum-frames E, wherebythe foot-rest is prevented from slipping od the frames. Upon the upperside of the foot-rest L is a transverse stop for the feet to restagainstin giving momentum to the swing.

The seat-frames G are disposed at asuitable angle and have detachablyconnected thereto coverings M of canvas, oil-cloth, matting, car- Asuitable pet, or of any other desirable material,said

covering being secured around the frame by hooks and eyes, buttons, orother like fastenines.

lhe canopy Kis of anylight material usually employed for the purpose andis oo nnected to transverse slats N, which have curved plates rl attheir ends to hook over the top of the frames F, whereby-the canopy maybe held in position on the frames.

The several metal portions of the swing, consisting of the standards andtheir connections, the pendulum-frames, the seat-frames,

andthe canopy-frames, are preferably constructed of hollow or tubularrods rods to ob tain lightness with the necessary strength.

The swing as it is constructed may be operated by the feet, and thefacility With which the several parts may be disconnected and separatedfor the purpose of packing and storing, or to eeonon'iize in space whentransporting from place to place, in addition toits lightness anddurability, renders the swing more acceptable to those requiring such adevice.

To better facilitate disconnecting the pendulum-frames E from thesupports C, said supports attheir ends are screw-threaded, by whichsuitable hangers O are detachablycon# nected thereto and the ends of thependuluni'ralnes pivoted to these hangers, thus enabling the frames andsupports to be separated.

The coverings for the seat-t'i"aines extend around both sides thereofand their meeting edges, are detaehably connected together. Extendingthe covering completely around both sides of the seat-frame, and notattaching the covering directly to the frame by fastenings, enables thecovering to be Inoved upon the frame to adjust itself and prevents thepossibility of its tearing from its fastenings, as would be the casewere the covering secured directly to the frame by taekinfr.

Having now fully described my invention, WhatI claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a swing, a supporting frame consisting of couplings having aplurality of screwthreaded tubular nipples, a transverse bracedetachablyconnecting the couplings together, supports and standardsdetaehably connected to the couplings1 sectional seat-frames, seetional`canopy-frames, and sectional pendulu r11-frames, and couplings fordetachably connecting the frame sections together, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

2. A swing, eonsistingof a suitable supporting frame, pendulum frames,seat frames, and canopy frames, the several frames being con structed insections and detachably connected together by couplings, suitablecoverings loosely extending around the seat fram es, and a flexiblecovering forthe canopy frame having` transverse slats secured theretoand curved plates upon the ends of theslats to engage with the canopyframe, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testilnonythat I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

, .IOlIN S. LEACII. li'itnesses:

lLtRvnY W. Herrn, ALLEN M. WALL.

